Building the Kra Canal and Southeast Asian Developmentby Meghan Rouillard and Asuka SaitoThis is the script of a video posted on Sept. 23 at http://larouchepac.com/node/28237. A selection of the graphics and transcribed video clips shown is included.
Today, under the name of ``Asia Pivot,'' the Obama Administration continues to adhere to the imperial doctrine of no-development in the Asia Pacific region. Major nations of Asia are pitted against each other over the Trans-Pacific Partnership treaty negotiation, the Senkaku Island dispute, the North Korean conflict, and other issues. The heightened military tension adds to the turmoil: by 2020, 60% of U.S. naval ships will be moved to the Pacific. With new ABM systems, military bases, and deployment of nuclear submarines, a ``ring around China'' is now a virtual reality. This increased military and political tension in the region, if not resolved, can quickly lead to its intended consequence: thermonuclear warfare.
It is exactly this murderous intention of the British Empire which has to be eliminated. As U.S. President John F. Kennedy looked toward the NAWAPA [North American Water and Power Alliance] project and a manned mission to the Moon, in facing a threat of a nuclear warfare in his time, the real challenge of war avoidance remains today: Can the greatest defense of civilization be established in the process of development itself? If so, what projects can the United States and other nations jointly embark on today, as a common aim of mankind? What is a real Asia Pivot that can end an imperial doctrine of war and instead bring about a much-needed physical economic transformation of the whole Asia Pacific region? [...]

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Building the Kra Canal and Southeast Asian DevelopmentThailand's Kra Canal is one of the primary international physical-economic projects, which, along with other great projects such as NAWAPA, the Transaqua, etc., are urgently needed today to replace the current regime of war and depopulation that British imperial finance has imposed on humanity. We publish the script of a LaRouchePAC video, including numerous maps and graphics, by Meghan Rouillard and Asuka Saito of the LaRouche Basement Research Team.

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